East Africa
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DRC: AfDB to lend over US$110mln to support agricultural transformation
ABIDJAN – Meeting in Abidjan on 14 February 2024, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] approved a loan of US$ 117.9 million to the Democratic Republic of…
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Kenyan SACCOs struggling to recover loans, says regulator
NAIROBI, March 5, 2024 – Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisations [SACCOs] in Kenya are owed Ksh 2.7 billion by various government agencies and private companies that approached the financial cooperatives for the…
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Somalia finally joins EAC as the bloc’s 8th Partner State
ARUSHA, March 5, 2024 – The Federal Republic of Somalia has finally joined the East African Community [EAC] as the bloc’s 8th Partner State after officially depositing her instrument of ratification of…
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Somalia to deposit her instrument of ratification on treaty of accession to EAC today
ARUSHA, March 4, 2024 – The Federal Republic of Somalia will this morning deposit her instrument of ratification of the Treaty of Accession with the East African Community [EAC] Secretary General this…
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Rwanda’s coop sector regulator pushes for specialised lawyers
KIGALI, February 29, 2024 – According to local news agencies, Rwanda Cooperative Agency [RCA] is pushing for specialised lawyers to improve the dispensation of justice for cooperatives, and members but the move…
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EACCA and RICA sign bilateral agreement
KIGALI, February 17, 2024 – The East African Community Competition Authority [EACCA] has signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with Rwanda’s Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Agency [RICA] to strengthen cooperation between…
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‘One Resilient Common Future’ revealed as the theme for Commonwealth Day 2024
LONDON, February 16, 2024 – In a press release, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, has announced the theme for Commonwealth Day 2024 as ‘One Resilient Common Future’. Commonwealth Day will be observed on Monday, 11…
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EAC Partner States reaffirm their commitment to advancing renewable energy sources in region
ARUSHA, February 15, 2024 – East African Community [EAC] Partner States have reaffirmed their commitment to enhance energy efficiency and exploit wind, solar, and geothermal energy as sustainable energy sources for the…
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Kenya: Govt to help raise milk prices at farm gates
NAIROBI, February 13, 2024 – While attending a Sunday Mass at St. Andrew Kaggwa Catholic Church in Kwanza Constituency, Trans Nzoia County, Kenya’s Vice President, Rigathi Gachagua disclosed to the faithful that…
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TZ: TCDC enters MoU with Tigo to provide payment services to cooperative farmers
DODOMA, February 8, 2024 – The Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission [TCDC] and telecom company Tigo have signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] where cooperative farmers selling their produce will be paid through…
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